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September 22, 2006
Wild Ones Meeting with National Conference Recap
There was a Wild Ones (Greater DuPage chapter) meeting last night. It was the first meeting we attended since last spring. We had seen a few Wild Ones members during the summer, but in general everyone was busy in their yards and enjoying the outdoors.
There was discussion of creating satellite groups of our Wild Ones chapter due to the large geographic area that it serves. Many members live more than 25 minutes from the meeting location, including me. I wouldn't mind a shorter drive, but I am afraid that satellite groups would splinter the core membership. Current attendance at the meetings represents a low percentage of the members. Perhaps a shorter drive might encourage more people to come, but I am not convinced that is the main factor. I think that many people overbook themselves and simply don't have time to do everything they would like.
For the rest of the meeting we watched video of speakers from the Wild Ones national conference. Benia and I were unable to attend the conference, so it gave us a chance to get an idea of how it went. It seemed that the speakers were knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the topics. Unfortunately, I think that they may be preaching to the choir. I wonder how many people attended who were not already Wild Ones members or at least partially educated on the topics. I am not an expert, but it seems to me that I have generally found online, the material presented by speakers at these types of things. I can also find more detail and do it at my leisure. Not to say that the conference was a bad thing, I just don't think it is right for me.
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